The next meeting of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards has been postponed to Oct. 25, 2021, at the Ramkota Convention Center in Aberdeen. This meeting will include the public hearing for proposed content standards in several career and technical education career clusters, fine arts, and social studies. The meeting was previously scheduled for Sept. 20 in Aberdeen and is being postponed to comply with state law requirements for these hearings.
Per state law, public notice for the meeting was given in August announcing that it would be held at Holgate Middle School in Aberdeen. State statute requires public notice of any changes for public hearings for content standards be given at least 30 days in advance of a meeting being scheduled.
A bigger venue has been selected to ensure an open process that does not disrupt learning for students. Because of the change in venue, a new notice must be issued in accordance with state law.
“We want to ensure a productive environment for these hearings and are working to accommodate what we expect will be an enthusiastic turnout for the Aberdeen hearing. We look forward to working with the Board of Education Standards, educators, and the public through the process of adopting standards that ensure our expectations for student learning reflect South Dakota values,” said Secretary of Education Tiffany Sanderson.
State law requires four public hearings on any proposed changes to content standards. In addition to the rescheduled Oct. 25 hearing in Aberdeen, a hearing is scheduled for Nov. 15 in Sioux Falls. At the October meeting, the board will set dates for the remaining hearings to be held in Rapid City and Pierre in 2022.
For more information about content standards currently under review, visit https://doe.sd.gov/
To see the South Dakota Social Studies Content Standards proposal as of Aug. 5, 2021, click on the image below.
Image credit South Dakota Department of Education.
| Morgan Larson, Canistota School District | Monique Keck, Spearfish School District |
| Haley Dressler, Rapid City Area Schools | Denise Allen, Langford Area School District |
| Megan Deal, Pierre School District | Eric Reynolds, Edgemont School District |
| Teri Kinsley, Jones County School District | Roberta Bizardie, Todd County School District |
| Melinda Geiszler, Rutland School District | Sherri Rawstern, Dacotah Prairie Museum |
| Ali Tonsfeldt, Fort Sisseton Historic State Park | Claire Beck, Kadoka Area School District |
| Fred Osborn, Office of Indian Education | Kirstin Livermont, Rapid City Area Schools |
| Andrea Stanosheck, Yankton School District | Kris Johnson, Sisseton Middle School |
| Jordan Esmay, Belle Fourche School District | Darcy Higbee, Rapid City Area Schools |
| Paige Wright, Harrisburg School District | Betsy Schamber, Dakota State University |
| Andrew Stewart, Dakota Valley Public School | Ladonna Mielke, Mobridge Pollock School District |
| Madeleine Gonsoir, Aberdeen School District | Dr. Sherry Johnson, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate |
| Shaun Nielsen, Rapid City Area Schools | Erin McBurney, Watertown Middle School |
| Carissa VanderLey, Chamberlain High School | Sarah Jacobs, SD Agricultural Heritage Museum/South Dakota National History Day |
| Dr. Stephen Jackson, University of Sioux Falls | Judy Rapp, Retired Social Studies Teacher |
| Kim McCullough, Brookings School District | Grant Lolley, Bison Community Schools |
| Senator Jim Bolin, South Dakota Legislator | Kelsey Lovseth, Brookings School District |
| Carrie Huber, Rapid City Area Schools | Cara Phelps, Rapid City Area Schools |
| Lisa Forcier, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate | Dr. Joel Johnson, Augustana University |
| Paul Harens, Retired Teacher | Wade Juracek, Colome School District |
| Rebecca Loutsch, Gayville-Volin School District | Justin Palmer, Brookings School District |
| Michael Nankervis, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School District | Michael Kane, Belle Fourche School District |
| Beth Ratway, American Institutes for Research, project facilitator | Melinda Johnson, SD Department of Education, Social Studies Revision project lead |
* Work group members served in an advisory role in preparing the proposed Social Studies standards. The Department of Education is responsible for preparing the standards and submitting them to the Board of Education Standards for final approval.
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